Month: December 2015
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People with dementia benefit from singing and listening to music
Image: www.medicalnewstoday.com People with dementia improve both cognitively and emotionally when their caregivers engage them regularly with singing and listening to music, according to a study published in the Journal...
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Obamacare still divides Kentuckians, but opinion has firmed up; view of its personal impact on them is now even
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians still have a marginally unfavorable opinion of the federal health-reform law, and their views about it have firmed up, according to the latest...
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National study and Paducah Sun story illustrate value of local Kynectors, who would be far away if exchange is abolished
Gwyn Artz, left, of Lexington talked with Miriam Fordham about signing up for health insurance through Kynect during the opening of a storefront in Lexington’s Fayette Mall. (Herald-Leader photo) Read...
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National health scorecard shows Kentucky making improvements
Graph from The Commonwealth Fund Scorecard website By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky remains in the bottom fourth of a states’ health ranking released Dec. 8, but it was one of...
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New cases of diabetes decrease, but experts continue to call it an epidemic in Kentucky and the U.S.
The number of new diabetes cases in adults has significantly decreased in Kentucky and the U.S., reversing a trend, according to a federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report,...
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Health care tops Gov. Steve Beshear’s accomplishments
Gov. Steve Beshear It took six years for Gov. Steve Beshear to establish his main legacy, but it came when he passionately embraced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
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Republican senators won’t block Medicaid expansion funding
Republican leaders of the state Senate say they will not block the estimated $250 million in spending needed to pay the state’s forthcoming share of the Medicaid expansion in the...
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First-year UK dental students give dental care to 388 elementary students in four counties through Seal Kentucky program
UK photo First-year University of Kentucky dental students provided basic dental care and sealants to 388 students this fall at participating elementary schools through the Seal Kentucky program, according to...
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Almost half of U.S. women have higher stress during the holidays; here are a few tips to minimize it
With the holiday season come parties, shopping, entertaining, baking, decorating, gift giving, travel, holiday events, holiday cards to send, family traditions, family gatherings and the list goes on. Sounds like...
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Bevin appoints Louisville health lawyer Vickie Yates Brown Glisson secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Vickie Yates Brown Glisson Gov.-elect Matt Bevin has appointed Louisville lawyer Vickie Yates Brown Glisson to oversee the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which employs about 7,500 people statewide...